Two arrested, juvenile in custody after string of Lexington County robberies

A man and woman have been arrested, and a juvenile’s in custody after three weekend robberies according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

Wesley Alexander Anderson, 17, and Jasmine Taylor, 18, are charged with five counts of armed robbery and five counts of the possession of a weapon during a violent crime for holding up a total of five people at three locations, according to arrest warrants. They’re being held in the Lexington County Detention Center after a judge set their bond at $300,000 each.

A 16-year-old male who was with Anderson and Taylor during the robberies is being held by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, Lexington County public information liaison Capt. Adam Myrick said.

“Based on what we’ve pieced together during our investigation, the three suspects robbed three people about 11 Friday night in the 200 block of East Meadow Court,” Lexington Sheriff Jay Koon said. “The suspects then moved to the 100 block of Executive Pointe Boulevard, where we believe they robbed another person about 1:45 Saturday morning.”

The suspects allegedly tried to rob a cab driver in the 300 block of Saint Andrews Road about an hour later, Koon said.

“He gave us a great description of the vehicle the suspects drove away in after they tried to rob him,” Koon said. “He also told us two males and a female were in the vehicle. With that info, a deputy quickly spotted the car and pulled the three suspects over on Woodland Hills Road.”

No one was seriously injured, according to Koon, adding the the investigation is still open.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

This story was originally published September 11, 2016 at 6:02 PM with the headline "Two arrested, juvenile in custody after string of Lexington County robberies."